# Chandra Prakash Baniya

_Nepalese educator and writer (born 1951)_

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> Chandra Prakash Baniya is a Nepali writer, columnist, educator and politician. He was elected as a representative from Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) (1978) in 1991 general election for Myagdi. He won the Madan Puraskar for his novel Maharani in 2019.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 7 April 1951 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110542702#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Myagdi District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110542702#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110542702#P27))
- **Occupation:** teacher; politician; writer; columnist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110542702#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110542702#P102))
- **Education:** Saraswati Multiple Campus ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110542702#P69))
- **Awards:** Madan Puraskar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110542702#P166))
- **Facebook:** cpbaniya ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110542702#P2013))

## Questions

**When was Chandra Prakash Baniya born?**  
Chandra Prakash Baniya was born on 7 April 1951 in Myagdi District.

**Where did Chandra Prakash Baniya study?**  
Chandra Prakash Baniya was educated at Saraswati Multiple Campus.

## Related

- [Myagdi District](https://diginpl.com/places/myagdi-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Chandra Prakash Baniya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Prakash_Baniya) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): चन्द्रप्रकाश बानियाँ](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q110542702](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110542702) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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"Chandra Prakash Baniya". DigiNepal. Last updated 14 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/chandra-prakash-baniya. Retrieved 21 October 2026.